The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) will enter a new phase of aligning regional economic cooperation with fulfillment of the "Belt and Road" initiative, on the basis of great contribution in the past, a senior Chinese official said here Thursday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that his country and China are diversifying trade and exploring new cooperation areas in joint pursuit of a more productive partnership in a challenging global landscape.
Most Chinese want an end to the controversial "Yulin Dog Meat Festival", saying it has "harmed China's reputation", according to a poll out Friday.
Border trade has been booming along the Chinese border with Vietnam, after intense government support to improve customs clearing processes, officials said during the China-South Asia Expo in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province.
Myanmar said on Thursday that it will not reopen the long-closed Phaya Thonzu border crossing before formal demarcation is made on the controversial boundary.
Myanmar authorities plan to shut down a notorious border town where exotic animal parts are sold openly, an official said on Tuesday, as Southeast Asia struggles to stem a billion-dollar wildlife trade fuelled by Chinese demand.
Chinese Ambassador to ASEAN Xu Bu has said China and ASEAN will achieve broader and deeper cooperation as they have entered the “diamond decade” of their relations.
Predictions about this year's US presidential campaign are a mug's game, but here is one that can be made with some confidence; the next president will be a declared opponent of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the sweeping 12-nation trade agreement which the US signed in February.
International efforts to ward off trade protectionism will be a key topic at the Group of 20 (G20) summit later this year, as such practices have been on the rise.
This year marks the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Pakistan. This modern day relationship began with Pakistan to recognize one China. Among other landmark successful achievement was setting the initial diplomatic dialogue between China and the west followed by an all-out effort of Pakistani diplomatic missions for the inclusion of China in the UN Security Council as a permanent member.
A senior official of the African Union (AU) has underlined the need for AU member states to act quickly to move forward the agenda of realizing continental free trade (CFTA) in Africa.
“The CPEC will give an unprecedented boost to their bilateral trade,” said Nasir Ali Shah Bukhari, the Chairman of KASB Group of Companies and Senior Fellow of the Global Think Tank Network of the National University of Sciences & Technology, Pakistan, in an exclusive interview with the Asia Pacific Daily days before the Beijing Forum-Islamabad.
Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed on Friday deepening of economic cooperation with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Malaysia and Russia will explore expanding business ties to provide better connectivity, including establishing direct flights and exploring a free trade agreement (FTA) deal to enhance bilateral trade and tourist arrivals.
The two joint industrial parks in China and Malaysia are expected to further boost economic cooperation and connectivity in the region under the Belt and Road initiative, a Malaysian deputy minister said.
Fuzhou is an important cradle of the ancient maritime Silk Road. Early in Han Dynasty, Fuzhou set up Donye Port to facilitate overseas trade. During the Five Dynasties Period at the end of Tang Dynasty, Wang Shenzhi, Monarch of the Min Kingdom, opened up Gantang Port, also known as the “Great Oriental Port”, for trade with Southeast Asian and Arabian countries, creating favorable conditions for the overall rise of overseas trade.
With China’s Belt and Road initiative, countries alongside the route have seen the chance to once again play a much more important significant role in the world trade.
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